The National Zoo hosts free concerts on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The Sunset Serenades include a wide range of music including jazz, blues, rock/pop, reggae, rock-and-roll revival, and patriotic music and marches. Admission is free and the concerts also include up-close encounters with a Zoo animal. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and picnic on the hillside or purchase refreshments from the Zoos Mane Restaurant.
2009 Concert schedule
- July 9 - GHZ [Gigahertz] Band (psychadelic blues)
- July 16 - The Steve Scott Project, with (master percussionist/drummer Leroy Greer)
- July 23 - Soul in Motion (dance and drum group from West Africa)
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